Umenzi wefilimu waseColombia, unyana kaGarcía Márquez, osele ezinzile e-US, URodrigo Garciausandula ukuqalisa ukwenza ifilimu iprojekthi yakhe yamva nje, enaye bobabini njengombhali wesikrini kunye nomlawuli. Uya kubizwa "Umama noMntwana«, Kwaye inemveliso ye Inarritu.
Ukongezwa kwamva nje kwi-cast ibe USamuel L. Jackson, eyongezwe kumagama asele eqinisekile we UNaomi Watts, u-Annette Bening, uJimmy Smits, uKerry Washington kunye no-Elpidia Carrillo.
Ifilimu, njengemisebenzi yakhe yangaphambili, i-choral kunye namabali axutywe ekuphuhlisweni kwayo. Elona iyelenqe liphambili lijikeleza abasetyhini abathathu, oneminyaka engamashumi amahlanu ubudala esandula ukukhululwa, intombi awayishiyayo kwiminyaka engama-35 eyadlulayo, kunye nomntu wase-Afrika-waseMelika okhangela umntwana oza kutshata naye.
Ifilimu iya kudutshulwa ngokupheleleyo eLos Angeles, kunye nebhajethi ye-7 yezigidi zeedola. Ngaphandle kokuphazamiseka okuninzi ukuhenda amanani omgangatho wokuqala, njengoGlenn Close, uCameron Díaz okanye u-Amy Brenneman, unabo namhlanje unokubonwa kwiscreen esikhulu, kwiifilimu ezinjenge "Spirit", "Soul Men", okanye "Ukhuselwe lutshaba lwakho." USamuel L. Jackson ulungiselela le filimu, ngelixa elindele ukukhululwa komsebenzi wakhe wamva nje, kunye noQuentin Tarantino, ukubonelela ngelizwi lombalisi kwi "Inglorious Basterds."